Hindu chariot parade celebrates Hindu festival in Greater Vancouver A Hindu chariot parade will run across Burnaby roads on August 9. Parade organizers the Arul Migu Thurkadevi Hindu Society (AMTHS) is inviting the public to participate in the event which will run a few hours. The Hindu chariot parade is part of AMTHS’ Annual Ther [...]
Platinum Blonde and Sloan to rock the stage for Surrey Canada Day 2013 This year’s Surrey Canada Day 2013 will take place at Cloverdale Amphitheatre. “Surrey’s Canada Day is Western Canada’s largest Canada Day Celebration attracting over 100,000 people annually,” says Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts. “We’re proud to be able to showcase our national pride [...]
Surrey Party for the Planet is BC’s biggest celebration for Earth Day Surrey styles itself as a green city and to prove it takes environmental protection seriously, it will be hosting the huge Surrey Party for the Planet on Saturday. In celebration of Earth Day, Surrey will kick off its free-for-all Surrey Party for the Planet [...]
SnowDays Festival celebrates winter with a fun-filled month of new activities Beacon Staff Reporter The second annual SnowDays Festival of the Banff National Park will be held from Jan. 12 to Feb. 10 and it is time to grab skis, skates and scarves. The SnowDays festival will welcome visitors to celebrate the winter with a [...]
PURE Philanthropy attracts global fund-raising and social change strategists Beacon Staff Reporter Toronto will host PURE Philanthropy in February, bringing in some of big names in philanthropy for this unique summit-style conference. Speakers from Canada and the United States, including John Tory, Mallika Chopra (founder of Intent.com and daughter of Deepak Chopra), Hugh Evans (recently [...]
Scientists gear up to witness the celestial Geminid meteor shower Beacon Staff Reporter The Geminid meteor shower is set to peak on Thursday and Friday nights with the astronomers and stargazers alike looking up to witness the worldwide display of shooting stars. That could be in part because there is a possible new meteor shower coinciding [...]
Christmas music festival by award-winning ensembles Beacon Staff Reporter The Surrey Symphony Society will bring over 100 young musicians to the stage at 7 pm on Dec. 9 to celebrate the Holiday Season. Under the direction of Dr John Van Deursen, Carla Birston and Rick Dorfer, three orchestras will perform a wonderful collection of orchestral [...]
Big Rig for Kids hopes to beat $5000 raised last year. Beacon News Staff The Third Annual Central City Big Rigs for Kids, also known as the Lighted Truck Parade, will wind its way through the streets of Surrey on December 2. This year, the trucks will leave Cloverdale around 5.45 pm, travel along [...]
Surrey Kicks-Off Holiday Season with Tree Lighting Festival Beacon Staff Reporter Jack Frost and Santa will be on hand for Surrey’s Tree Lighting Festival Nov. 24th, a free family event at Central City Plaza. In addition to live music featuring headliner Dragonette, families can enjoy many holiday activities including sleigh rides, road hockey, ice carving [...]
All Aboard! West Coast Express Santa trains Beacon Staff Reporter The extremely popular West Coast Express Santa Train will be back on track offering free rides to passengers in return for new and unwrapped toys for two consecutive Saturdays next month (December 8 and 15). Now in its 16th year, the Santa Train collects [...]